The Archive · 1941

National People's Council Closes

Great Britain, Russia and U.S. Thanked for Moral, Material Assistance

Chungking, Mar. 11.

The Government is urged to strengthen diplomatic relations with countries in the Southern Pacific in a resolution adopted by the National People's Political Council as guiding principles of China's foreign policy.

Deep gratitude to Britain, the United States and Russia for their moral and material assistance to China is expressed, and further efforts are urged to bring about closer relations between China and these Powers to form an "anti-aggression front."

The Counci] resolution denounces any Powers which assist Japan in her aggression in China or recognize the Wang Ching-wei regime.

The Council, comprising represen-natives, of various political parties. provinces and professions. opened on March 1 and closed yesterday.

The statement declares the Government should sever relations with any Power which assists Japanese aggression in China or recognises the Wanz regime as such a Power must be regarded as an enemy of China.

Referring to military affairs, the Council reaffirms the importance of maintaining strictest discipline in the army and stresses that the collapse of certain Powers in the European war should be a lesson for China as internal political differences in those countries were largely responsible for the collapse of their resistance against invasion.

Government control is quested by the Council as an essential means to solve China's economic problems. Improvement of communications and transportation is strongly advocated.

A policy of Government sale of essential commodities was explained in an address by Dr. H. H. Kung. Finance Minister, at yesterday's weekly memorial meeting. After reviewing measures taken by western countries regarding Government sale of essential commodities the Minister of Finance explained that Government sale of such products was one step towards final realization of Dr. Sun Yat-en's "min sen" (people's livelihood) principle.

Both Gen. Chiang Kai-shek's closing address and the manifesto issued by the Council made an earnest appeal to all parties to forsake individual differences and support the Government in a united front against Japanese aggression.—Reuter.

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